Gladys in Campbell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Shady Grove
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number L-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 9.915′ N, 79° 4.473′ W. Marker was in Gladys, Virginia, in Campbell County. Marker was on Brookneal Highway (U.S. 501) near Pigeon Run Road (County Route 652), on the right when traveling south. It was in Gladys, between the highway and the railroad tracks. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Gladys VA 24554, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Campbell County Training School (approx. 7.7 miles away); Original Site of Campbell County Training-High School (approx. 7.8 miles away); Campbell County War Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Old Rustburg (approx. 7.9 miles away); Col. Vincent W. “Squeek” Burnett (approx. 9.8 miles away); Hat Creek Church (approx. 10.6 miles away); Patrick Henry’s Grave (approx. 10.8 miles away); Birthplace of General Pick (approx. 10.9 miles away).
More about this marker. The 1941 fifth edition of the State Historical Markers of Virginia booklet is the first to list a marker with the same name but numbered R-12 at this location. Margaret Peter’s 1985 A Guidebook to Virginia’s Historical Markers book lists a marker numbered L-12 with the same name here. Both listings show the following text: “Two miles east is Shady Grove, built by Patrick Henry for his son, Spotswood Henry.” That text has been proven incorrect, hence the new marker listed in Scott Arnold’s 2007 guidebook, numbered L-12, with the longer text transcribed earlier.
Regarding Shady Grove. Shady Grove is on County Route 650, Mollies Creek Road, a right turn off Pigeon Run Road. It is private property.
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